ESPN.com reported Friday evening it has obtained a photo of Johnny Manziel signing an autograph for South Florida broker Drew Tieman, who allegedly had agreed to a "five-figure flat fee" with the Texas A&M quarterback for signing memorabilia during Manziel's visit to the site of the 2013 BCS Championship game in January. According to the website, the photo was taken in early January at Tieman's apartment in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

It is the first visual representation made publicly available of Manziel signing an autograph for a broker.

Last month, ESPN's Outside the Lines reported that Manziel signed more than 1,100 autographs for Tieman over a two-day period while he was in South Florida for the BCS title game.

Manziel did not play in the first half of Texas A&M's season opener against Rice because the Heisman-winning quarterback was serving a suspension for violating NCAA bylaw 12.5.2.1, which states that student-athletes cannot allow products with their names and likenesses to be sold even if they themselves do not profit from it.

A&M senior associate athletic director Jason Cook told USA TODAY Sports earlier this month both the school and the NCAA found "there is no evidence Manziel received monetary reward in exchange for autographs."

The NCAA can reopen the case if additional information is revealed. If evidence turns up, Manziel could be further punished. But A&M is less likely to be punished because of its cooperation in August.

ESPN also reported in August another broker paid Manziel cash for signing approximately 300 mini- and regular-sized helmets on Jan. 11.

Citing a broker who spoke on the condition of anonymity, ESPN reported Manziel was paid $7,500 while signing memorabilia Jan. 11-12 while attending the Walter Camp Football Foundation in New Haven, Conn.

The broker played two cell phone videos for ESPN, showing Manziel signing white Texas A&M helmets and footballs laid out on a bed in a hotel room. However, the video did not show Manziel accepting any money. The broker and his partner originally requested money to release the videos for use on ESPN, which ESPN declined to pay. The broker told ESPN he decided not to sell the videos.

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Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel on the field before the 2014 BCS National Championship game between the Auburn Tigers and the Florida State Seminoles at the Rose Bowl. Matthew Emmons, USA TODAY Sports

Johnny Manziel of the Texas A&M Aggies rushes past Zach Wood #90 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs in the first half on September 21, 2013 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Thomas B. Shea, Getty Images